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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Differentiate.
Step 1.1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 1.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 1.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 2.2
Factor the left side of the equation.
Step 2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.2
Factor.
Step 2.2.2.1
Factor using the AC method.
Step 2.2.2.1.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 2.2.2.1.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 2.2.2.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 2.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 2.4
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 2.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 2.4.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.5
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 2.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 2.5.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 3
The values which make the derivative equal to are .
Step 4
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the derivative or undefined.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 5.2
Simplify the result.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
Step 5.2.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 5.3
At the derivative is . Since this is positive, the function is increasing on .
Increasing on since
Increasing on since
Step 6
Step 6.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 6.2
Simplify the result.
Step 6.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 6.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.2
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
Step 6.2.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 6.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 6.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 6.3
At the derivative is . Since this is negative, the function is decreasing on .
Decreasing on since
Decreasing on since
Step 7
Step 7.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 7.2
Simplify the result.
Step 7.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 7.2.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 7.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.2
Simplify by adding numbers.
Step 7.2.2.1
Add and .
Step 7.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 7.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 7.3
At the derivative is . Since this is positive, the function is increasing on .
Increasing on since
Increasing on since
Step 8
List the intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing.
Increasing on:
Decreasing on:
Step 9